Indian Evidence Act Set 3
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This set of Indian Evidence Act Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Evidence Act Set 3
Q1 | A retracted confession
- can be made solely the basis of conviction
- cannot be made solely the basis of conviction under any circumstances
- can not be made solely the basis of conviction unless the same is corroborated
- both (a) & (c) are incorrect.
Q2 | A confession made by a person while in police custody is inadmissible as per
- section 25 of evidence act
- section 26 of evidence act
- section 27 of evidence act
- section 30 of evidence act.
Q3 | A confession made while in police custody is admissible under section 26 of EvidenceAct
- if made in the presence of a doctor
- if made in the presence of a captain of a vessel
- if made in the presence of a magistrate
- all the above.
Q4 | A section 27 control
- section 24 of evidence act
- section 25 of evidence act
- section 26 of evidence act
- all the above.
Q5 | Under section 27 of Evidence Act, ‘discovery of fact’ includes
- the object found
- the place from where it is produced
- both (a) & (b)
- neither (a) nor (b).
Q6 | Section 27 of Evidence Act applies
- when the person giving information is an accused but not in police custody
- when the person giving information is an accused and is in police custody
- when the person is in police custody but not an accused
- when the person is neither in police custody nor an accused.
Q7 | Under section 27 of Evidence Act
- the whole statement is admissible
- only that portion which distinctly relates to the discovery is admissible
- both are admissible depending on the facts & circumstances of the case
- only (a) & not (b).
Q8 | Facts discovered in consequences of a joint information
- are not admissible and can not be used against any of the accused person
- are admissible and can be used against any one of the accused person
- are admissible and can be used against all the accused persons
- both (a) & (c) are correct.
Q9 | Confession of an accused is admissible against the other co-accused
- under section 28 of evidence act
- under section 29 of evidence act
- under section 30 of evidence act
- under section 31 of evidence act.
Q10 | Confession of one accused is admissible against co-accused
- if they are tried jointly for the same offences
- if they are tried jointly for different offences
- if they are tried for the same offences but not jointly
- if they are tried for different offences and not jointly.
Q11 | ‘Necessity rule’ as to the admissibility of evidence is contained in
- section 31 of evidence act
- section 32 of evidence act
- section 60 of evidence act
- section 61 of evidence act.
Q12 | Under section 32 of Evidence Act, a statement of a person who is dead, to be admissible
- must relate to the cause of his own death
- may relate to the cause of someone else’ death .
- may relate to the cause of his own death or someone else’ death
- both (b) & (c) are correct.
Q13 | The person whose statement is admitted under section 32 of Evidence Act
- must be competent to testify
- need not be competent to testify
- may or may not be competent to testify
- only (a) is correct and (b) & (c) are incorrect.
Q14 | A dying declaration is admissible
- only in criminal proceedings
- only in civil proceedings
- in civil as well as criminal proceedings ‘both
- in criminal proceedings alone 8: not in civil proceedings.
Q15 | A dying declaration
- can form the sole basis of conviction without any corroboration by independent evidence
- can form the basis of conviction only on corroboration by independent witness
- cannot form the sole basis of conviction unless corroborated by independent witness
- only (b) & (c) are correct.
Q16 | A dying declaration to be admissible
- must be made before a magistrate
- must be made before the police officer
- may be made before a doctor or a private person
- may be made either before a magistrate or a police officer or a doctor or a private person.
Q17 | Declaration in course of business are admissible
- under section 32(1) of evidence act
- under section 32(2) of evidence act
- under section 32(4) of evidence act
- under section 32(7) of evidence act.
Q18 | Declaration as to custom are admissible
- under section 32(1) of evidence act
- under section 32(2) of evidence act
- under section 32(4) of evidence act
- under section 32(7) of evidence act.
Q19 | Under section 32(4) of Evidence Act, the declaration
- as to public rights & customs are admissible
- as to private rights & customs are admissible k
- as to both public and private rights and customs are admissible v
- only as to customs are admissible.
Q20 | Opinions of experts are relevant
- under section 45 of evidence act
- under section 46 of evidence act
- under section 47 of evidence act
- under section 48 of evidence act.
Q21 | Under section 45 of Evidence Act, the opinion of expert can be for
- identity of hand writing
- identity of finger impression
- both (a) & (b)
- neither (a) nor (b).
Q22 | Under section 45 of Evidence Act the opinion of expert can be on the question of
- indian law
- foreign law
- both (a) 8: (b)
- only (a) 8: not (b).
Q23 | Opinion of an ‘ expert under section 45 of Evidence Act
- is a conclusive proof
- is not a conclusive proof
- is supportive 8: corroborative in nature
- either (a) or (c).
Q24 | The res inter alia acta is receivable
- under section 45 of evidence act
- under section 46 of evidence act
- under section 47 of evidence act
- under section 48 of evidence act.
Q25 | Entries in the books of accounts regularly kept in the course of business are admissibleunder section 34 of Evidence Act
- if they by themselves create a liability
- if they by themselves do not create a liability
- irrespective of whether they themselves create a liability or not
- either (a) or (b). \